The City of Palo Alto, known as the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley", embraced the open data movement and implemented Junar's Open Data Platform. The city's Chief Information Officer, Dr. Jonathan Reichental, is pushing boundaries with open data and civic participation. Junar's platform was launched in Palo Alto within just three weeks and provides capabilities that would have taken the city years to develop on their own. Palo Alto recognized that Junar's solution would allow the city to stay at the forefront of open data innovation as Junar's global footprint expands.

1.
A LEADER IN CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
The City of Palo Alto, California, known as the
"Birthplace of Silicon Valley" and home to Stanford
University, is recognized worldwide as a leader in
cutting-edge technological development. So it’s no
surprise that the city embraced the Open Data
movement and chose Junar’s Open Data Platform to
give people real-time access to information.
BUILDING ON A TRADITION OF
INNOVATION
Palo Alto City Manager, Jim Keene, hired Jonathan
Reichental in late 2011 to serve as the city’s Chief
Information Officer. As CIO, Dr. Reichental is the
city’s senior executive responsible for planning and
directing a forward-thinking and innovative technology
strategy to assist city departments in providing quality
services to the citizens, businesses and visitors of
Palo Alto.
Dr. Reichental is pushing the boundaries of innovation
in local government such as open data and broader
civic participation through mobile devices. Most
recently, he spearheaded the city’s local participation
in the first-ever National Day of Civic Hacking event, in
which 5,000 people came together to focus on civic
innovation and to help shape the future of their
communities.
Customer Success
City of Palo Alto
“Junar
has
been
the
right
partner,
helping
our
government
data
to
be
accessible
to
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders”
Jonathan
Reichental
CIO,
City
of
Palo
Alto,
CA
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2. OPEN DATA IN JUST THREE WEEKS
Junar’s Co-founder Diego May and Dr. Reichental
connected at an industry event. After meeting with the
City’s technical team, work began on implementing an
Open Data solution for Palo Alto. In just three weeks
Palo Alto’s first Open Data site was ready to launch!
ADVANTAGES OF JUNAR’S PLATFORM
Palo Alto’s IT department considered using an open
source solution to build their own platform. They
quickly recognized that Junar’s system had
capabilities that would require several man years to
duplicate. Furthermore, they would be burdened with
the cost of ongoing support of their own software for
years to come.
Palo Alto’s management also recognized that Junar’s
solution was in wide use by cities in both North and
South America, and as Junar’s global footprint
expands, so would Palo Alto’s presence as a leader in
the open data movement. Junar’s API opens doors for
future innovation and development by third parties.
“For
decades,
Palo
Alto
has
been
a
driving
force
in
the
global
economy.
The
innovations
that
are
developed
here
continue
to
change
the
world.
At
City
Hall,
as
we
go
about
our
daily
work
in
our
great
city,
we
strive
to
mirror
such
innovation
and
to
build
a
culture
of
excellence
and
service
that
enriches
the
lives
of
people
in
our
community
and
builds
strong
social
bonds.”
James
Keene,
City
Manager
City
of
Palo
Alto,
CA
Stanford
University,
Palo
Alto,
CA

3.
FASTEST, EASIEST, MOST AFFORDABLE
SOLUTION
Junar provides everything you need to open your data
with confidence. It's built for massive scale and
supports local and global data-driven organizations.
With Junar, you can easily choose what data to
collect, how you want to present it, and when it should
be made publicly available. You can also specify
which datasets are made available to the public and
which datasets are available only for your internal use.
Think of it as a next generation data management
system for sharing information.
Whether you want to integrate your data into your
website or have us host it for you, Junar provides a
simple workflow that allows you to collaborate with
your colleagues and manage your entire Open Data
project. The platform also allows you to drive social
conversations with the public, understand what data
they want and what they find to be valuable. And
because you can add metadata to the information you
publish, you will likely see improved use of your data
due to search engine optimization.
Junar delivers all of the benefits of SaaS (Software-as-
a-Service) to help you open your data to stimulate
innovation. We make it easy to deal with complex,
end-to-end Open Data projects and turn the tedious
task of opening data into a secure and controlled
process. Finally, Junar offers a range of subscription
plans to suit every organization: the more data you
open, the less you pay per dataset.
Figure 1. Palo Alto's Data Dashboard with Development Center tab selected
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